Openmoko is not a technology company. And it’s not a brand. It’s the story of a small group’s journey through technology, art, and culture. Along the way, we create products that reflect the evolving perspective of our values and the experiences we share together. We formed a company because we want to share this perspective with you.

Openmoko, Inc.
Based in Taipei, Taiwan
Founded by Sean Moss-Pultz with the help of Timothy Chen
Established in 2006, Openmoko is operating in product design, engineering and communications.

The FreeRunner mobile phone was specifically designed with ease of developer access from the very start. Our goal was to “Free Your Phone.” Hardware components were selected based on the requirement of publicly available documentation. A debug port with complete access to all the low-level hardware was added, along with interesting signals at easily solderable contact pads so hardware hackers can have fun. Even an extra memory chip was added with an additional operating system. This way, if you overwrite your main system, you can boot into an emergency recovery mode.